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Oct. 4, 2016
CARTHAGE — Marlie Burt is 75 miles from the classmates she’s working with on a group project, but she doesn’t have to move at all to be next to them when they meet.

Burt, who lives in LaHarpe and attends classes at Carl Sandburg College’s Branch Campus in Carthage, collaborates with her classmates by using a telepresence robot located on the Main Campus in Galesburg, where the others in her police administration and management course meet.

Sept. 30, 2016
GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College, in cooperation with the Knox County Area Partnership for Economic Development and the Workforce Innovation Board of Western Illinois, will host an open house from 5-7 p.m. Oct. 4 at the Center for Manufacturing Excellence on the Main Campus in Galesburg to highlight manufacturing and training opportunities as part of Manufacturing Month.

Manufacturing continues to be vital part of Knox County’s economy, but a…

Sept. 28, 2016
GALESBURG — The Carl Sandburg College men’s soccer team shut out Kankakee 2-0 on Wednesday afternoon at Kleine Field to set up a showdown next weekend against Harry S. Truman with a share of the Region IV Championship Group title on the line.

The Chargers (6-3-1, 4-1-0), with 12 points in group play, moved into a three-way tie atop the standings with Truman (4-0-0) and Prairie State (4-1-0). Truman faces Kankakee on Saturday before taking…

Sept. 26, 2016
GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College made a difference in Andrea Ferretti Vitale’s life. Now she wants to challenge others in her community to do the same for Sandburg students.

Vitale has made a $5,000 donation to the Carl Sandburg College Foundation’s annual fund, and the longtime Galesburg resident has pledged to donate another $5,000 if $100,000 is raised for the Foundation’s annual fund by the end of next September.

Sept. 16, 2016
GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College is proud to welcome back alumnus and Galesburg native Kurtis Simmons ’95 for a guest performance at the College’s 50th Anniversary Celebration on Sept. 24 on the Main Campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.

The celebration kicks off at 1 p.m., with Simmons’ performance taking place at 4 p.m. during a free community picnic that will also include a meal, bounce house, Euro bungee and much more for all ages to enjoy.…

Sept. 15, 2016
GALESBURG — Tuesday, April 4, 2017, is the consolidated election when board members of Carl Sandburg College District No. 518 will be elected. Three (3) candidates will be elected for a six-year term, beginning within 28 days of the election and ending April 2023.

Per statutes, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, is the first day prospective candidates may circulate nominating petitions for signatures for this election. The first day to file nominating petitions is…

Sept. 13, 2016
GALESBURG — Application dates for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) are about to take a major shift. Unlike past years, students enrolling for the 2017-2018 academic year can now file the FAFSA starting Oct. 1, 2016.

To make this possible, applicants will use two-year-old income data, which will benefit most families and simplify the application process. Students filing the FAFSA for the 2017 spring semester or the 2017-2018 academic…

Sept. 8, 2016
GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College invites the community to join in commemorating its 50th anniversary during a kickoff celebration Sept. 23-24 on the Main Campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.

All activities during this weekend-long celebration are free and open to the public, and the events on Sept. 24 will take place 50 years to the day of the special election in which voters of Knox and Warren counties approved the establishment of a…

Sept. 6, 2016
GALESBURG — For the second year in a row, Carl Sandburg College rated second among Illinois community colleges for cost and financing in WalletHub’s list of 2016’s top community colleges. Overall, the study listed Sandburg as one of the best community colleges in Illinois and among the top 35 percent in the nation.

Sandburg finished behind only Highland among Illinois schools in the Cost & Financing category, which factored in cost of in-state tuition…

Sept. 16, 2016
SHERRARD — The Carl Sandburg College men’s golf team tied for 6th in the 12-team Fyre Lake Preview on Friday.

The Chargers, led by an 83 from freshman Nate Bizarri (Monmouth, Ill./Monmouth-Roseville), shot 340 as a team to tie Southwest Tech. Sandburg finished 19 shots behind fifth-place Southeastern (Iowa), and Black Hawk Gold won the event with a 300 total.

Aug. 29, 2016
GALESBURG — The first exhibit of the 2016-17 season in Carl Sandburg College’s Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery is “Carl Sandburg Faculty: Past and Present.” The works of former and current Sandburg art instructors are on display through Oct. 24 in Building D on the Main Campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.

An opening reception for the show will take place from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 9 in the gallery. Both the show and reception are free and open to the…

Aug. 19, 2016
GALESBURG — The Carl Sandburg College volleyball team’s third annual Navy & Red Scrimmage will take place at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in John M. Lewis Gymnasium.

Admission is free for all Sandburg students, faculty and staff. The general public is asked to bring an item to be donated to the Carl Sandburg College Resource Room. The Resource Room was established in 2010 to support the College’s student body. Located in Building B, it’s sustained by donations of…

Aug. 17, 2016
GALESBURG — Dr. Rita Cavin, former interim president of Umpqua Community College, will lead a workshop on disaster preparedness for all Carl Sandburg College employees from 9-11 a.m. Aug. 18 in the Student Center on the Main Campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd.

Cavin was the interim president at Umpqua when the Roseburg, Ore., school was the scene of an active shooter event that resulted in the deaths of an assistant professor and eight students…

Aug. 10, 2016
GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College President Dr. Lori Sundberg and her husband, Rick, have established through the Carl Sandburg College Foundation the Sundberg Endowment Scholarship, which will be open to students annually beginning with the 2017-2018 academic year.

With this $10,000 endowment, the Sundbergs have generously invested in the educational future of Sandburg students. To be eligible, students must have a minimum 2.0 grade point average, reside…

Aug. 8, 2016
GALESBURG — As Carl Sandburg College prepares for the start of the fall semester, it’s also readying for another big event. The 2016-2017 academic year marks the 50th anniversary of the College, and several occasions will take place throughout the year to mark this milestone.

To kick off this historic year, Sandburg will host a 50th Anniversary Celebration Sept. 23-24 on the Main Campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd. All events and activities during…

Aug. 8, 2016
GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College is selling its former Extension Center in Bushnell, located at 380 E. Main St., through a sealed bid process. All bids must be submitted through a formal document provided by the College. Bids will be accepted through 10:30 a.m. Aug. 17. A public bid opening will follow.

Those interested in purchasing the property or requesting more information on the process should contact Chief Financial Officer/Treasurer Lisa Blake at…

July 25, 2016
MACOMB/GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College and Western Illinois University on Monday renewed a decade-long agreement that demonstrates the institutions' commitment to working together to provide quality, affordable education for college students in the western Illinois region. The agreement was first signed in 2006, and it provided Sandburg students with maximum course credit transferability into Western's Bachelor of Arts in General Studies (BGS) degree…

July 1, 2016
GALESBURG — Students in the Carl Sandburg College Upward Bound Summer Academic Enrichment program will hold an open house from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. July 7 in the Lonnie Eugene Stewart Art Gallery in Building D on the Main Campus in Galesburg, 2400 Tom L. Wilson Blvd., to showcase their work.

The summer program is a six-week educational experience for first-year and returning Upward Bound scholars. The main objective of the summer program is to keep…

July 1, 2016
GALESBURG — Carl Sandburg College has announced the names of students who have completed graduation requirements and graduated from the College at the end of the 2016 spring semester or pre-summer session.